Year-End Accrual and Timing of PHSP Deductions
Insured and self-insured plans follow different deduction timing rules at year-end.
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Insured and self-insured plans follow different deduction timing rules at year-end.
Qualifying PHSP status eliminates CPP and EI withholding on medical benefits.
Structuring the plan correctly saves the deduction; missing one requirement costs you all of it.
Proper debits and credits prevent the most common HSA bookkeeping mistakes.
Misclassifying a plan as a PHSP creates downstream reporting errors on every required form.
Employer-paid HSA admin fees follow business expense rules, not contribution rules.